New York City may force Uber to change how it handles driver tips. In Uber’s case, that would mean adding a tipping option on its mobile app where riders currently pay using a credit card. The change would be a significant one for Uber, which has avoided past calls to add electronic tipping. Uber drivers have pushed the company to add an electronic tipping option, something it has declined to do thus far. In New York, a petition from the Independent Drivers Guild contends that drivers are missing out on thousands of dollars because there is no electronic tipping option.

Source: Washington Post April 17, 2017 22:36 UTC